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Bruce Lady Trojans complete season sweep of Vardaman, Calhoun City
The Bruce Lady Trojans have completed a rare season sweep of both Calhoun City and Vardaman. Tori Tutor The Lady Trojans defeated the visiting Lady ‘Cats 12-2 last week behind a dominating pitching...
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Rams’ playoff hopes take hit with Houlka loss
Vardaman’s post season hopes took a hit last Saturday with a 15-11 extra inning home loss to Houlka. Brandon Washington The Rams now need a win over TCPS (who they were scheduled to play Tuesday), a...
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Calhoun Academy District science fair winners
Calhoun Academy first place district science fair winners were, front, John Grayson Leachman, Meggan Reeder, George Dean Tedder; middle, Keely Wagner, Anna Claire Watkins, Brenna Pullen; back, Forest...
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April 15 tax deadline brings home state’s fundamental contradictions
STARKVILLE – Among the many lessons I learned from my all-too-brief time with the late broadcaster Jack Cristil was his pointed, rather surprising take on paying his taxes. For the fame and recognition...
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J.C. Scott’s World War II fascinating scrapbook now headed to museum in New...
My earliest memories of my great uncle J.C. Scott were at the Standard Service Station and Bait Shop that he and my grandfather M.I. Scott owned in downtown Macon, Ms. My grandfather would take us...
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No better time for a journalist than today
“No better time to be a journalist than today.” Those were the words of Lewis Dvorkin, chief product officer for Forbes Magazine during a presentation at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and...
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Calhoun City SquareFest scheduled for May 29-30
A successful Spring Fling, the fast approaching SquareFest, and the annual Chamber Banquet were all discussed Tuesday at the Calhoun City Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting. President Laura Edwards...
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Leachman powers Calhoun City over Bruce
The Calhoun City Wildcats took advantage of a host of errors and relied on the strong arm of lefty Jace Leachman to defeat the rival Bruce Trojans Tuesday night 5-1 at Odis Logan Field. Leachman struck...
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2015 Sawmill Festival Court
The 2015 Sawmill Festival Court will be presented during this year’s Sawmill Festival. Members, excluding last year’s queen, are participants, l to r, Tamera Talford, Cheyenne Bryant; 2014 queen...
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Celebration of 20 years of Excel planned for April 26
“It’s really difficult to believe it’s been 20 years since the first group of elementary students came to the mobile home unit on the Calhoun City High School campus for Summer Excel,” Donna Cole...
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Bruce High School announces 2015 honors
With graduation quickly approaching, BHS seniors are hustling to finish work, working to complete classes, and making final decisions about college. The teaching staff has also been extremely busy...
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Bruce High School Hall of Fame 2015
Hall of Fame, front, Chelsea Tillman, Anna Leise Tedford, Cara May, McKenzie Morris; back, Ramon Tillman, Drake Ivy, Tyler Donovan and Zack Cruthirds.
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Bruce track team having successful season
The BHS Track team competed in a meet in New Albany April 7. Both the boys and girls placed well. The entire team, including the coach, is very passionate about what it has done and will do. “Track is...
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Teacher of the Year Amanda Gulledge shares her passion for art with students
Calhoun County art teacher Amanda Gulledge said she was “completely surprised” when Superintendent Mike Moore announced she was the 2014-15 teacher of the year for Calhoun County Schools. “I was...
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McMahon develops into ace for Southern Miss
It’s not quite correct to say that James McMahon of Southern Miss came out of nowhere to become one of the nation’s best pitchers this season. McMahon came out of Oak Grove, just west of Hattiesburg,...
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Huffman pitches Vardaman past Water Valley; win over Houlka means playoffs...
Vardaman’s Sydney Huffman pitched a near perfect game in the Lady Rams’ 1-0 win over Water Valley Tuesday night. Sydney Huffman Huffman pitched seven shutout, no-hit innings. The only base-runner for...
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Carolyn Easley has loved art as both career, hobby
Carolyn Easley began drawing at a young age. Once her parents saw her strong interest for creating pictures, they purchased her a drawing board and art supplies. After high school, she studied at the...
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Calhoun City Scouts go backpacking in Alabama
Boy Scout Troop 40, based in Calhoun City, took a back-packing trip in Alabama over the weekend. Back, from left, Hunter Ellet, Cooper Caviness, Levi Gosa, Kaison Parker, Conner Caviness, Cassidy Ivy,...
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Margie Sue Bollinger, 80 of Bruce, died Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. Born September 16, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Buford Murphree and the late Hazel...
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Calhoun City wins division track meet at Coldwater
Calhoun City boys’ and girls’ track teams won the division meet Thursday at Coldwater. Both Wildcat teams earned first with Bruce boys’ and girls’ earning second. Okolona’s boys’ and girls’ teams were...
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